Volume 25, Issue 108, February, 2021

Interventions of proprioceptive training in lateral ankle sprain- A case report

Vrushali kharche¹, Tajuddin Chitapure², Bodhisattva Dass², Rinkle Malani^3♦

¹BPT, Student, MGM School of Physiotherapy, Aurangabad, a constituent unit of MGMIHS, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
²Assistant Professor, MGM School of Physiotherapy, Aurangabad, a constituent unit of MGMIHS, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
³Professor and Principal, MGM School of Physiotherapy, Aurangabad, a constituent unit of MGMIHS, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

^♦Corresponding author
Professor and Principal, MGM School of Physiotherapy, Aurangabad, a constituent unit of MGMIHS, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Email: dr.rinklemalani@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Ankle sprain is the most common injury in which lateral ankle sprain is more common. A 27 year male working in fire service twisted his leg while jumping. Then after 21 days of immobilization in plaster cast he came to physiotherapy department with complaint of pain and impaired balance and difficulty in changing direction. On MRI investigations partial tear of anterior talofibular and tibiotalar ligament were seen. Initially to reduce pain ankle range of motion exercises were given with cryotherapy. Progressive Proprioceptive, Balance and strength training were given with intrinsic muscle strengthening. Balance and proprioceptive training is effective in lateral ankle sprain with 4 week training protocol.

Keywords: Ankle sprain, proprioceptive training, balance training

Medical Science, 2021, 25(108), 272-278

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